1/ To get the issue of German defence spending into perspective, may I refere to my old but unfortunately relevant @ecfr text. Because it is not about abstract GDP numbers, its about committmehts to troops and projects! ecfr.eu/article/commen…

2019 could be the most important year for #Poland since 1989, comments Adam Balcer ( @Wise_Europa). "If the #PiS party wins the country’s parliamentary elections in autumn, Poland is likely to follow #Hungary’s path towards a semi-democratic regime. ” buff.ly/2uo0nKB